Year: 2019

Residents must also share blame for flooding in City – Georgetown Mayor

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“When flooding happens, [it] is not only the Mayor and City Council, [it] is our people also contributing to it,” Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine said on Monday as he pointed fingers at the residents of Georgetown. Pointing out that City Hall is not the only party to be blamed for flooding, Narine, during the Council’s Statutory Meeting on Monday, called on residents of the city to desist from littering as he lamented the fact that the recent flash floods in the city could have been worse. While making this…

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Region 1 man charged for brutal cutlass attack on sisters

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A Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini) man, who launched a cutlass attack on his sisters and a baby during an argument, leaving one dead, was on Wednesday charged for murder and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Twenty-four-year-old Randy Cozier of Moruca, North West District, Region One, appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan and was not required to plea to the indictable charge. The charge stated that on July 4, 2019, at Moruca, North West District, he murdered Cynthia Cozier, his sister. Cozier, who was a weeder, was smiling as the charge…

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Roger Khan to be deported to Guyana soon

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Shaheed “Roger” Khan has been released from prison on Monday and is now in custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he awaits deportation to Guyana. According to the ICE website, Khan is in custody at the Krome Detention Facility in Miami, Florida. According to reports received, the process for deportation to Guyana has started and Khan is expected to arrive in Guyana soon. Upon deportation, Khan will be escorted to Guyana by members of ICE and upon his arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri,…

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Too many inappropriate things happening under Granger’s watch

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Dear Editor, When Dr Ashni Singh was Finance Minister and his wife was working in the same Ministry, Dr Singh, his family and the PPP/C Government went through tremendous criticisms from the PNCR, other political parties and certain sections of the media. The cry was “conflict of interest”. This was also the fate of Mr Khurshid Sattaur – former Commissioner General of Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and his sons during their employment at GRA. Today, the officials of the coalition Government are doing worse in every sector of the country…

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Empty promises with the aim of winning support

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Dear Editor, With amusement, I watched on as this Administration once again started making empty promises and building voters’ hopes up in an attempt to win back the voters that they greatly disappointed. What is ironic is that they failed to address the empty promises they made before the last general election and interestingly, they are making new promises. The President tries to portray the image of a no-nonsense person but immediately after awarding himself and Ministers a huge salary increase, my confidence for them diminished. After that, he attempted…

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G$96M disaster management centre for Region 9

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A G$96M disaster management centre will be constructed at Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Essequibo). Minister of State Dawn Hastings-Williams, Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon, and Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Kester Craig yesterday turned the sod for the construction of the facility. The centre will be the first of its kind in Guyana and the Government plans to open similar facilities at Regions 1, 7 and 8. The multipurpose building will provide shelter for both men and women, include a warehouse, training…

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Corruption within the GPF

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Police Commissioner Leslie James, has once again stated that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has zero tolerance for corruption and warned that ranks found to be involved in corrupt and questionable practices will face the necessary consequences. The Commissioner’s statement comes as the GPF is celebrating its 180th anniversary and some days after Crime Chief Lyndon Alves was sent on administrative leave to facilitate a probe into corruption allegations levelled against him. Several damning allegations against Alves were detailed in the media, and there were several questions raised by various…

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Jury finds man guilty of raping boy, 6

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A 12-member High Court jury on Tuesday returned a unanimous guilty verdict against Leon Albert for the rape of a six-year-old boy. After almost two hours of deliberation, the verdict was returned and the indictment read that on June 9, 2012, in the county of Essequibo, Albert engaged in sexual activity with the child. The now convicted rapist was on trial at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall. Defence Attorney Maxwell McKay made an application for a probation report to be prepared before…

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Guyana Wildlife Commission warns of hefty fines, jail time for illegal hunting

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The Guyana Wildlife Conservation Management Commission (GWCMC) is urging members of the public and more specifically miners and those that encroach on the habitat of wildlife species to have respect for their territory. The Wildlife Commission has noted the importance of these wildlife species to the country’s ecosystem and highlighted the important role they play in Guyana being an eco-tourism destination. The Commission made calls for those persons coming into contact with these species to ensure it is done in keeping with regulations governing our wild animals. The Commission in…

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Berbice family grieving after drowning death of toddler

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The motionless body of a 23-month-old boy was on Monday pulled from a trench close to his Berbice home moments after he disappeared. Dead is Bryston Akrie of No. 52 Village Cortentyne, Berbice, whom might have slipped into the pond as he was making his way to join his other three siblings a short distance away. He was found floating face down by his mother, Patricia Devi, at about 15:00h. When Guyana Times International contacted the mother on Tuesday, she was at the time speaking with Police detectives who are…

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